Mattress.



M; VAN GELDBR.

MATTRESS.

APPLICATION FILED'IBB.27, 1914.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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" UNITED STATES P NT- Q MOZES VAN GELDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; I

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Application filed February 27,- 1914. Serial No. 821,440.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mozns VAN GELDER,

a citizen of the United States of America,

and a resident'of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mattresses,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in mattresses known as centerfilled and the object of the invention is to provide amattress of thistype-formed of a plurality of layers of cotton felt, or other suitablematerial, having a plurality of extra smaller layers in the center, witha view of preventing the formin of depressions or rldges in themattress. 0 this end the center ayers are arranged to extend from'sideto side of the mattress, but are considerably shorter than the upper andlower layers and are so arranged as to provide a gradual taperingotf'the mattress toward its ends.

- The figure is aperspective view, partly' in 1 section, showing amattress c'onstructed accordingto this invention.

Referring to the drawing, the body part of the mattress is constructedin the usual way, consisting of a plurality of layers 1 of felt-likematerial tufted together ,as, illdl'f cated in the drawing, and providedwith a suitable coverin 2. In the middle ofthe mattress are a p uralitof shorter layers of ends 0 7 similar felting 3 exten 'ng from side toside of the mattress. The" middle layer 4 is .longer than the layers 5below and above the middle. layer to provide the gradual taperinfg ofthe center filling toward the the mattress, oonsequentl the mattressthickest in vits mi dle portion and thinnest at its ends while beingpreferably of uniform thickness in section 0m side to side at anypoint-along the length. of the mattress.

he center layers 4 and 5 may be of unimaking form thiclmessthroughoutbut are shown reduced in thickness at their ends, thusassisting to gradually taper the mattress toward its ends in-addition tothe taper given the mattress by making the center layers t and'5 ofdifferent lengths.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will beunderstood that some of the details ofthe construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from.

the spirit of this invention following claims.

I claim:

1. A mattress comprising a suitable coveras defined by the ing and aplurality of layers of filling extending from side to side and endtoendof the mattress, and, aplurality of" separate fiat intermediatelayers of- "filling located between certain of the first-mentionedlayers and extending from side to side of said mattress saidintermediate layers being super posed and of dilierent lengthsandvconsider y ably shorter than the firstmentioned layers and taperedat their ends.

2. A mattress comprlsmg asuitable covering and a plurality of layersof'filling extendmg from side to side and end to end of.

the mattress, and a plurality of, separate fiat intermediate la ers offilling located between certain of the st-mentioned layerssand extendinfrom side to-Side of said mattress but'o different lengths andvconsiderably shorter than the first mentioned layers,-"said gsho'rterlayers being reduced in thickness at

